The Fourth Circuit will hear Johnston v Lamone, 19-1783, during the last week of January 2020. The exact date hasn’t been set yet. This is the case in which the Maryland Libertarian Party argues that there is no rational reason for it to collect 10,000 signatures on a petition to restore its party status, given that it has 22,000 registered members. The U.S. District Court had ruled against the party, speculating that perhaps the party’s registrants are still registered Libertarian by default and no longer care about the party. There is no evidence in the case to support that idea.